Erika L. Schmit Assistant Professor Department of Counseling Texas A&M University-Commerce [email protected] Curriculum Vita last updated: October 2019 Education PhD Counselor Education, Texas A&M University Corpus Christi, May 2015. CACREP Accredited. Dissertation: The Relationship Between Working Alliance and Therapeutic Goal Attainment in an Adolescent Inpatient, Acute Care Behavioral Hospital Chair: Richard S. Balkin MS in Counseling, University of Louisiana at Monroe, December 2011. CACREP Accredited. BS in Psychology, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Minor in Criminal Justice, May 2009. Areas of Expertise Suicide Intervention Teaching/Mentoring in Counselor Education Inpatient Treatment Professional Licensure Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) Texas License Number: 70099 Academic Appointments Texas A&M University-Commerce, Assistant Professor (Tenure-track, Commerce, Texas; August 2015-present) Doctoral Program Coordinator (Fall 2019-current) Doctoral level courses taught Erika L. Schmit 1 Traditional: Research Applications, Research Methodology, Instructional Theories and Methods in Counselor Education Online: Psychoeducational Consultation and Program Evaluation Hybrid: Research Applications, Research Methodology Master’s level courses taught Traditional: Introduction to the Counseling Profession, Introduction to Group Dynamics and Procedure, Basic Counseling Skills, Internship Online: Introduction to the Counseling Profession, Assessment in Counseling, Developmental Issues and Strategies for Counseling, Counseling Diverse Populations, Research Literature and Techniques Hybrid: Introduction to the Counseling Profession Suicide Intervention Certifications and Trainings Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) certified, 2019 Certificate for Counseling on Access to Lethal Means, Suicide Prevention Resource Center, 2019 Suicide Prevention Training, Zero Suicide Alliance, 2019 ASK Certification Training, Texas Suicide Prevention, 2019 Honors and Awards Awarded Honorable Mention, 2018-2019 ACA Graduate Student Ethics Competition, Doctoral level faculty advisor at Texas A&M University-Commerce, American Counseling Association MLK Social Justice Award Honoree, 2019 This award honors members of Commerce/Hunt County communities who have demonstrated their compassion, perseverance, courage, and leadership by engaging in the difficult work of fostering human dignity and our common humanity through their projects, programs, and visions. Global Fellow, TAMUC, 2018 Awarded to faculty and staff members who are dedicating their time and energy to prepare students for an interconnected world. Professor of the Year, 2017 Sponsored by Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.; Hopkins/Hunt County African American Leadership Conference; Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Presented at the President Ray and Patricia Keck Education Awards Ceremony Erika L. Schmit 2 Honorable Mention, 2015-2016 ACA Graduate Student Ethics Competition, Doctoral level faculty advisor at Texas A&M University-Commerce, American Counseling Association 1st Place Winners of the 2014 - 2015 ACA Graduate Student Ethics Competition, Doctoral level team member at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, American Counseling Association Not Awarded Nominee for 2019 SACES Outstanding Teaching Award, SACES awards (not awarded) Nominated for 2019 Locke-Paisley Outstanding Mentor Award, ACES awards (not awarded) Nominee for the 2018-2019 Neill Humfeld distinguished faculty award for service, Faculty Senate Awards, TAMUC (not received). Nominee for 2018 TCA Research Award, TCA awards (not awarded) In Progress Nominee for 2019 TCA Research Award, TCA awards (in progress) Grant Funding External Schmit, E. L., Thomas, N., & Kaszynski, N. (2019). The Effect of Suicide Intervention Training on Counseling Students’ Perceived Competence: A Mixed Methods Approach. SACES Grant. (Funded at $500) Schmit, E. L., Thomas, N., & Kaszynski, N. (2019). The Effect of Suicide Prevention Training on Counseling Students’ Perceived Competence. TACES Research Grant. (Funded at $500) Hott, B., Carlson, M., Hays, D, & Schmit, E. L. (2017). Implementing Tier 2 and Tier 3 Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports within a Comprehensive Multi- Tiered System of Supports Model to Improve Behavior of Students Attending Middle Schools in Rural Texas. Grant proposal submitted to US Department of Education’s Investing in Innovation and Improvement Development Grant Program. (Not funded; $2,189,664). Erika L. Schmit 3 Schmit, M.K., Giordano, A., & Schmit, E. L. (2017). Examining the Effectiveness of Integrated Care Treatment. Grant proposal submitted to the Association for Assessment and Research in Counseling. (Funded at $4,000). Schmit, E. L., Mountain, J., Schmit, M. K., & Zapata, A., E. (2016). The Effect of Trauma Informed Yoga Therapy on PTSD Symptoms, Adaptive Behaviors, and Physiological Symptoms, Turning Point. Grant proposal submitted to the Association for Assessment and Research in Counseling. (Funded at $3000). Schmit, E. L., Freeman, J, & Mountain, J. (2016). Mental Health Differences in the Homeless Population: A Quasi-Experimental Study. Grant proposal submitted to the Association for Assessment and Research in Counseling. (Not funded). Schmit, E. L. & Oliver, M. (2013). Perceptions of Counselor Educators: The Need for the Inclusion of Sex Therapy in CACREP-Accredited Programs. Grant proposal submitted to the Southern Association for Counselor Education and Supervision. (Not funded). Internal Schmit, E. L. (2019). Faculty Development Grant. Grant proposal submitted to Texas A&M University-Commerce. (Not funded). Schmit, E. L. (2019). The Effect of Suicide Intervention Training on Counseling Students’ Perceived Competence and Anxiety Levels Related to Working with Suicidal Individuals. Global Fellow Funding. (Funded at $1,000) Schmit, E. L. (2017). Examining the Effectiveness of Child and Adolescent Community Mental Health Across Diagnoses. Grant proposal submitted to Faculty Research Enhancement Program (FREP) at Texas A&M University-Commerce. (Not funded). Schmit, E. L. (2017). Faculty Development Grant. Grant proposal submitted to Texas A&M University-Commerce. (Funded at $500). Schmit, E. L. (2016). Faculty Development Grant. Grant proposal submitted to Texas A&M University-Commerce. (Funded at $670). Peer-Reviewed Publications * denotes top-tier ACA journal + denotes work with students 1. Schmit, E. L., Smith, R. L., Ratanavivan, W., Ermis-Demirtas, H., Rosenbaum, L., Monteiro, M., & Dyurich, A. (In Press). A STEM achievement Erika L. Schmit 4 motivation program: Perspectives of elementary school students. Professional School Counseling Journal (Accepted September 2019). 2. +Schmit, E. L. & Schmit, M. K., Reilly, R., & Fish, M. (In Press). Gender differences among client evaluations of the working alliance in an acute inpatient treatment setting. Journal of Professional Counseling: Practice, Theory & Research (Accepted September 2019). 3. *+Schmit, M. K., Oller, M. L, Tapia-Fuselier Jr., J. L. & Schmit, E. L. (In Press). A holistic client functioning profile comparison of persons with serious mental illness. Journal of Counseling and Development (Accepted May 2019). 4. Callender, K., Klassan, S, & Schmit, E. L. (2019). Traumatology, Bereavement, and Crisis Intervention. In J. C. Watson and M. K. Schmit (Ed.). Introduction to clinical mental health counseling: Contemporary issues. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. [Book Chapter] 5. *Schmit, M. K., Watson, J. C., & Schmit, E. L. (2018). Using profile analysis in counseling outcome research. Counseling Outcome Research and Evaluation. doi: 10.1080/21501378.2018.1443006 6. *Balkin, R. S. & Schmit, E. L. (2018). A humanistic framework using nonlinear analysis to evaluate the working alliance and therapeutic goal attainment for adolescents in crisis. Journal of Humanistic Counseling, 57, 2-13. doi: 10.1002/johc.12063 7. *Schmit, E. L., Balkin, R. S., Hollenbaugh, K. M., & Oliver, M. (2017). Examining the relationship between working alliance and therapeutic goal attainment with adolescents in crisis. Journal of Child and Adolescent Counseling, 1-14. doi: 10.1080/23727810.2017.1351773 8. *Watson, J., Lenz, A. S., Schmit, M. K., & Schmit, E. L. (2016). Calculating and Reporting Estimates of Effect Size in Outcome Research. Counseling Outcome Research and Evaluation. doi:10.1177/2150137816660584 9. *Balkin, R. S. & Schmit, E. L. (2016). Using the Crisis Stabilization Scale to evaluate progress for adolescents in crisis. Journal of Child and Adolescent Counseling, 2, 33-41. doi:10.1080/23727810.2015.1134009 10. *Schmit, E. L., Schmit, M. K., & Lenz, A. S. (2016). Meta-analysis of solution- focused brief therapy for treating symptoms of internalizing disorders. Counseling Outcome Research and Evaluation, 1-19. doi:10.1177/2150137815623836 Erika L. Schmit 5 11. Schmit, M. K., Schmit, E. L., Henesy, R., & Klassen, S. (2015). Constructing an integrated model of ethical decision making in counselor education and supervision: A case conceptualization. In ideas and research you can use: VISTAS Online. Retrieved from http://www.counseling.org/knowledge- center/vistas 12. Schmit, E. L. & Balkin, R. S. (2014). Evaluating emerging measures in the DSM-5 for counseling practice. The Professional Counselor, 4(3), 216- 231. Doi:10.15241/els.4.3.216 In Review 1. None Currently. In Preparation 1. *+Schmit, E. L. Schmit, M. K., & Thomas, N. Engagement, self-efficacy, and competence of research knowledge in a web-based, master’s level counseling research